Johnston's Retreat at Cassville and New Hope Church
The Detroit Free Press recounts Johnston's delaying retreat from Dalton to Cassville, and theFederal push toward New Hope Church. It argues the Confederate position was untenable on the Cassville ridge, notes desertions, and praises Johnston's defense while criticizing Davis and Hood for retreat decisions. Sherman pressed attacks with heavy artillery and flank risks, but Johnston withdrew to seek a new field as rain and forest halts tested both sides.
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Detroit Free Press
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Dalton
Resaca
Richmond
Davie
Davis
Prace
Shermen
Thomas
McPherson
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Iite
Campain
Federala
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Polk
Hoon
Rowke &Etand
New Hope Church
Dallas
Geary
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Sighoara
Alabama
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Udti
Head
Hooker
Williams
Batterfield
Mary’s Hill
Howd
Sterman
Washington Gossip on Senators Wealth and Snuff Boxes
A Philadelphia Record correspondence surveys U S Senators wealth and status, naming Windom and Williams as rich figures while many others are described as comfortable or poor. The piece traces a famed snuff box linked to Isaac Bassett, its history, and its role in politics, and lists numerous senators with notes on finances and property.
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Congress
Senate
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Cerro Gordo
Williams
Kentucky
Cla
Isaac Bassett
Windo
Lis Snuff
Windoms
Northern
Pacific
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Henry Clay
Abraham Lincoln
Jefferson Davis
Webster
Hayne
Calhoun
Clay
Sumner
Ransom
North Carolina
Nell
Congressional
Aldrich
N. W
Rhode Island
Allison
Iowa
Anthony
Ayard
Beck
Cit
Lorin Blodgett
The Danger Of Winking At The Milwaukee Lodge
A temperance soda fountain incident leads to a chaotic lodge scene as a young woman, blamed for winking, causes disruptions. Bourbon, regalia misuse, a missing password, and a broken lodge fracas unfold with multiple witnesses, a scattered gathering, and questions of blame and forgiveness.
Mammoth Cave Guide Recalls Dark Night of Explorers
In a Kansas City Times correspondence, Old Matt the guide recounts guiding a rich New Jersey traveller into Mammoth Cave, the fate of consumptive visitors, and the cave’s eerie wonders. He narrates Cleopatra’s Needle stalactite, the bottomless pit, and the perilous darkness that claimed a man and frightened others, while detailing how isolated life underground affected health and hearts.
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Kansas City Times
Mammoth Cave
Matt
Imalayas
New Jersey
Trenton
N. J
Rocky Mountains
Dead Sea
Cleopatra’s Needie
Hila Guily
Ang
Florida
Ecbo River
Virginia
Bris a Brac and Other Tiny Verse Snips
A collage of satirical poems and jokes from a 19th century page. Items include verses about preachers, witty exchanges, a barber quip from Virginia City, and comic bits on hats and actresses, with light social jests and domestic musings.
Incredible Kentucky inventor Blindy Heady in Louisville
New Orleans Picayune describes Morrison Heady of Kentucky as blind and deaf yet a genius of mechanical dexterity. Heady uses a leather alphabet glove and a mechanical writing machine that lets him read by touch and write with others transcribing for him. He also composes poetry in various meters and has published a volume of poems.
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New Orleans
Adinbers
A Catfish Swallows Calf Then Drowns Near Calhoun Georgia
A Calhoun Times report describes a monster catfish found on Oostanaula river shore after a missing yearling heifer. The fish measured 23 feet 7 inches long and 5 feet 8 1/4 inches across the head, with whiskers suggesting an age of around 90 to 117 years. The carcass of the calf remained entangled in the fish, explaining the tragic sequence.
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Cleopatra’s Needle
Matt
Quiae
Hinself
Leavenworth Times
Steeger
Calhoun
Smith
Georgia
Oostanaula
Bride in the Philadelphia village waits forty years for lost groom
An aged Philadelphia area widow, once a bride in wealth, endures in her bridal finery as her groom vanished decades ago. A recent intrusion by burglars was halted when she shouted Sam ready, prompting the thieves to flee in fright.
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Indianapolis Sentinel
Cetewayo
Sue
Rue de Grand
Philadelphia
Rab Bers
Sam
Henre
Western clergyman accused in kiss case
A Western clergyman faced a lawsuit for kissing a young woman two years after the incident. A reporter questioned the victim who admitted she only learned of the intent to sue after a delay, saying she did not realize the man would act again until last Sunday night.
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Sparkie
Temperance Lodge
Matt
Union
Virginia City Chronicle
Nevada
Comstock
Texas Siftings
Hostetter McGinnis
Austin
Ashe
Sexton
Perpetra Ted
Eccentric Texas preachers and a dairy tale from Keezletown
A Little Rock Gazette piece recounts a Texas preacher tale full of misread innuendo and improvised gunfire during a church sermon followed by a rustic punchline. The column shifts to Keezletown Va where a dairy owner keeps a pet yellow sucker fish fed by his widow wife Aunt Harriet for 27 years until its death.
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Little Rock Gazette
Texas
Parson
Rockingham Register
David Eiler
Keezletown
Beheaded Reptile Bite Injures Savannah Worker
Jack Helton of Chestatee Company killed a rattlesnake last week by severing it. While inspecting the fangs with a stick, the snake or its remains struck him, causing a swollen limb and spasms. Risk of fatal bite noted.
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Savannah
Jack Helton
Chestatee Company
Helton
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Harrisburg
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John Sherman
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van Wyck
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Duke of
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Lim
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Lodge
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